The 12 Tenors in concert in Palma de Mallorca

AurigaCrown Car Hire offers their clients ideas on different events and places to visit during their stay in Spain. In this article some insights into Palma de Mallorca and the 12 tenors in concert here next December.

The show presented by The 12 Tenors is without a doubt one that will please all viewers, especially those who love classical music. Emerging as one of the best concerts of the year in Mallorca de Mallorca, not to be missed! Two spectacular performances on December 7th and 8th in the Auditorium Palma de Mallorca, a combination of classical music of our time and the talent of The 12 Tenors.

The 12 Tenors is composed of twelve tenors singing together songs ranging from operetta to pop and opera.

On this occasion they present song titles as Kalinka from the Russian Iwan Petrowitsch, Can Can from Jacques Offenbach, Volare from the Gypsy Kings, You Can Leave Your Hat On from Joe Cockers and Libiamo from Giuseppe Verdi.

The blend of the classical style yet timeless with modern music, is without a doubt perfect for all audiences.

The 12 Tenors have worldwide fame as they present themselves not only as opera singers, but they break all stereotypes of singing, offering a show suitable for all ages.

Operetta, jazz, opera, pop and swing, classical music with a modern style are part of the programme of The 12 Tenors , who enjoy great fame in countries like Japan, Germany and China.

On Palma de Mallorca they will perform December 7th and 8th.
Time: at 21:00
Tickets: from € 43.32 to 48.49
Location: Sala Magna del Auditorium Palma de Mallorca, Paseo Maritimo 18.

AurigaCrown Car Hire recommends you this concert. To improve your stay in Palma de Mallorca  book your car with us, and all important sites and places to visit on Mallorca will be within easy reach: think of the natural landscapes and their wonderful sights near Cap de Formentor, the beautiful beaches and calas and cities like Deia and Pollenca.

You can find more information on car rentals, fleet and prices on our website. The office is located at the airport of Palma.

German cantatas presented by Opera Piccola in Almeria

AurigaCrown Car Hire offers their clients ideas on different events and places to visit during their stay in Spain. In this article some insights into the Opera Piccola this November in Almería and about the city and its surroundings.

During the time of Johan Sebastian Bach, Telemann and Händel were considered as the most important living composers, Telemann in particular, he has been of great influence through his works, among which are four complete annual cycles of cantatas.

The extensive production of Telemann consists of about a thousand pieces. The secular cantatas of Bach were called dramma per music, sometimes he also used parts of the same music to elaborate sacred texts. Among his best works we can cite "The Coffee Cantata" a clear example of the light music of Bach.

When Händel got appointed master of the chapel of Hanover he asked for a license to travel to London, an occasion on which he got introduced to Queen Anne. Immediately they ordered him to compose an opera, Rinaldo , which was completed in just 14 days and presented on stage in 1711. Once he had returned to Hannover he decided to write his concerts for oboe, lieder, flute sonatas and German cantatas with the poems of Brakes.

The cantatas and music to be sung is one of the most important genres of sacred German Baroque. On this occasion the Opera Piccola will offer works of the three greatest exponents Telemann, J.S. Bach and Händel.

At the Teatro Rafael Alberti   you can enjoy the German Cantatas from the Opera Piccola. The opera Piccola offers a fantastic range of cantatas.

The lyrical recital will be presented by the soprano Patricia Paz, Guillermo Martón playing the viola da gamba, Ana López Suero the flute, and Jordan Fumadó the harpsichord.

Do not miss this performance with the great works by Telemann, Bach and Händel.

Date: November 4
Location: Teatro Rafael Alberti de Huercal-Overa.
Tickets: 4 and 6 euros (ticketmaster)
Time: 20:30 to 22:00.

Further, the city of Almeria offers of course a lot more to the visitor: there is beautiful nature to enjoy at the Cabo de Gata Natural Park, an excellent place for a relaxed holiday, to enjoy the sea life, nature, beaches and – of course - fresh fish cuisine.

You can conveniently rent your car directly upon arrival at AurigaCrown´s office at Almería airport. With your rental car you can easily get to all different sights and towns. For more information on rental cars, fleet and prices, please visit AurigaCrown´s website.

Dance performance Quiet at the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville

AurigaCrown Car Hire offers their clients ideas on different events and places to visit during their stay in Spain. In this article some insights into the dance performance Quiet held during the Month of the Dance in Seville.

Arkady Zaides (1979) is a Russian choreographer who has been living in Israel since 1990, with his show Quiet he will open the eighteenth edition of the Month of the Dance organized by Trans-Forma Cultural Production.

Arkadi received the Rosenblum award in 2010, awarded for encouraging excellence in arts. Now the choreographer will be presenting his show Quiet in the city of Seville on November 2nd and 3rd, 2011. With this piece of work he wants to create areas of reflection that rises above the violence that is growing every day in many communities in Israel.

The four characters of the show, embody the different positions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and that will unfold in both compassion and aggression, longing and confusion, and finally finding peace.

Quiet is a piece of work that promotes open and honest communication, in which the controversial feelings are explored with great courage. Through this dance performance the viewer will get to understand what it means to live under continuous stress.

Do not miss Quiet at the Teatro de la Maestranza, presented by the Russian choreographer Arkadi Zaides.

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Address: Teatro de la Maestranza, Plaza de Cristóbal Colon 22 (Centro)
Sala: Manuel Garcia. Seville.
Time: 20:30.
Genre: Contemporary dance.
Ticket prices: € 13
Date: November 2nd and 3rd.
Sale: Generaltickets   www.generaltickets.com
Author: Arkadi Zaides
Director: Arkadi Zaides
Company: Cia. Arkadi Zaides (Israel).

Apart from the performance there is of course much more to enjoy in the beautiful city of Seville and surroundings. Nature reserves, cultural visits to nearby cities as Granada, Malaga and Cadiz, amusements parks and beaches are all within each reach with your rental car. Please check our website for more information on car rentals and prices.

XXV International Jazz Festival in Malaga

AurigaCrown Car Hire offers their clients ideas on different events and places to visit during their stay in Spain. Providing options for visits that are within easy reach with a rental car, nice routes, places to visit and from where to start. In this article some insights into 25th International Jazz Festival of Malaga and about the city and surroundings.

The XXV Malaga Jazz Festival will feature 13 concerts and projections 7A new edition of the International Jazz Festival of Malaga will be held next November, this time with a strong European flavour and established artists such as jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove, pianist Randy Weston, soul singer Bettye LaVette and the Portuguese heterodox singer Maria João. The festival is held from November 7th till 13th 2011.

As a new feature at its twenty-fifth edition the Malaga Jazz Festival will present the incorporation of a series of films of directors like Louis Malle, Coppola, Woody Allen, Anthony Mann or Trueba that are strongly related to this genre and in which you can hear soundtracks from 'cool' by Miles Davis to swing, Latin jazz or the echoes of the great guitarist Django Reinhardt.

All concerts will be held at the Cervantes and Echegaray Theatres, while the film projections can be seen at the Movie theatre Albéniz. The schedule is designed in such a way that true fans can attend at the three places consecutively: Albéniz, Cervantes and Echegaray. The latter, as in the previous edition, will be transferred into a jazz club where you can enjoy the concert and a drink.

Tickets can be purchased by phone and Internet, with the exception of tickets for the screenings, which will be by invitation and will be made publicly available soon.

Programme Cervantes TheatreErnesto Aurignac Quartet
Randy Weston and His African Rhythms Trio
Pasadena Roof Orchestra
Bettye LaVette
Roy Hargrove Quintet
Maria João
Metropolitan Jazz Band in Prague & Eva Eming

Programme Echegaray TheatreIrene Lombard
Sarah Quist Quartet
Sandro Schneebeli's Boogaloo Quartet
Rosa Ruiz Jazz Quartet
For Free Hands
BalkaNova

Prices vary between €7 and €60 depending on the artist, seats and location.

CERVANTES THEATRERamos Marín s/n. 29012 Málaga
Box office, Monday through Friday (except holidays)
from 11.00 to 14.00 h. and from 18.00 to 21.00h.
Saturdays (except holidays), from 19.00 to 20.00h. or until beginning of the concert.
Sundays and holidays (if there is a concert)
one hour before the start of the concert.

ECHEGARAY THEATREEchegaray 6. 29015 Malaga
Box office, Monday through Friday (except holidays)
from 11.00 to 14.00 h. and from 18.00 to 21.00h.
Saturdays (except holidays) from 11.00 to 14.00h. and 19.00 to 20.00h. or until beginning of the concert.
Sundays and holidays (if there is a concert)
one hour before the start of the concert.

TELEPHONE SALES - Unicaja UniTicket
Telephone 902 360 295 - 952 076 262
Monday to Sunday from 8.00 to 22.00h.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Telephone 952 224 109

Apart from the Jazz Festival there is of course much more to enjoy in Malaga and surroundings. You can rent your car at AurigaCrown´s offices in Malaga next to the bus/train station or at the airport, and this way all nice places that surround Malaga are within easy reach. You can of course think of the beaches, the Jardines de la Concepción Gardens just outside Malaga, El Chorro and Sierra de las Nieves natural parks for beautiful hikes and other nice beach towns like Fuengirola and Marbella. Of course Malaga itself has a great cultural offer, museums (among other the Picasso Museum and birth house) and monuments.

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"Musical November" Ara Malikian in Marbella

Ara Malikian is one of the most recognized and brilliant violinists of today. This artist was born in Lebanon within an Armenian family, he began his career as a violinist at an early age, instilled by his father.

At the age of only fifteen the German government awarded him with a scholarship to continue his studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hannover. Afterwards he continued his studies at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

This artist has succeeded in uniting his own Armenian roots with the music of other cultures such as that of Central Europe, Middle East, Argentina and Spain, translating all this into his personal style filled with rhythmic strength and emotion, combined with the expressiveness and virtuosity of the European tradition.

The quality of the artist as a violinist has been recognized in numerous international competitions, among which we highlight awards such as the Felix Mendelssohn (Germany), Pablo Sarasate (Spain), Niccolo Paganini (Italy) and Zino Francescatti (France).

Malikian Ara has an extensive discography with Warner Music, including works of Antonio Vivaldi, JS Bach, Nicolo Paganini, Astor Piazzola, Armenian music , together with the flamenco guitarist José Luis Montón.

Malikian Ara Ensemble, Colors. A fantastic meeting of different cultures. A musical journey inspired by the pathway travelled by the Gypsies from India, across Europe, to their settlement in Spain, where flamenco arises.
Location: Theatro Ciudad de Marbella, 21:00 pm Tickets: € 20.
Date: 11/11/2011
Tickets: Theater box office and El Corte Ingles

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Program Interpreters:Ara Malice, violin.
Humberto Armas, viola.
Luis Gallo, guitar.
Nacho Ros, bass.
Invited artists:
Nantha Kumar, Indian percussion.
José Luis Montón, flamenco guitar.

Program
Circolia- Geroge Enescu (Romania)
The Dance of Happiness - Shakti (India)
Armenian Dance- Ara Malikian (Lebanon, Armenia).
Sword Dance - Aram Khatchaturian (Russia).
Arab Waltz- Rabih-Aban-Khalil (Beirut)
Walking on Flowers -Ara Malikian (Lebanon -Armenia)
Gypsy Song -Antoni Dvorak (Czechoslovakia).
Hungarian Dance - Sergei Rachmainov (Russia)
Gipsy Tango- Astor Piazzolla (Argentina)
Bohemian Airs - Pablo Sarasate (Spain).

Automobile Trade Fair in Valencia

AurigaCrown Car Hire offers their clients ideas on different events and places to visit during their stay in Spain. In this article some insights into Valencia and the Automobile fair in December.

Each year the Valencian Automobile Trade Fair attracts over 70,000 visitors. A competition that has been consolidated in the minds of consumers as a great place to get a new or used car at a good price.

With over 20,000 square feet of indoor facilities, visitors value both the opportunity to see an extremely broad offer all in one and the same space, as well as the attractive parallel activity programme aimed at all ages: exhibitions, workshops, contests and more during the 5 days of the fair from December 3rd till 8th 2011 in Valencia.

Motor activities include:
Provisional Progress Activities Motor Show
Cs Motor Show Area - Organizes AREA CS, SL
Rally Car exhibition
DRIFT driving exhibition
Stunt exhibition
Road Training and Safety Activities
Max Audio and carp vehicles exhibition
Simulators: horses, looping bike and mechanical bull
Trial show
Exhibition of vehicles
Kart activities include an adult circuit; a child circuit; karts for disabled; karts for the blind; IV Slalom Valencia Fair- organized by Escudería Bengala and FACV.

Further there is the Euro Konzept,  a competition and exhibition of custom cars with the latest technology. The Valencia Drift Team Exhibition: exhibition and public tests for Radio Control Drift. There are motor rides and attractions for children: motorbikes, cars, etc. And, of course not to be missed in current times, an ecological green point: an exhibition of environmentally friendly vehicles, auxiliary industry, accessories and official agencies.

The Automobile Trade Fair in Valencia or ¨Feria del Automóvil de Valencia¨ is held at the exhibition centre ¨Feria Valencia¨ on Avda. de las Ferias s/n, CP 46035 Valencia. For more information or to registrate, you can visit the Automobile Trade Fair´s website.

Apart from the fair there is of course a lot more to enjoy in and around Valencia: the beaches, nature parks, museums, etc. All is within easy reach with your rental car. AurigaCrown Car Hire conveniently has an office directly at Valencia airport, reserve your car with us and enjoy this great tournament and the surroundings of Valencia.

JAZZ ROOTS IN VALENCIA: TRAMUNTANA

AurigaCrown Car Hire offers their clients ideas on different events and places to visit during their stay in Spain. In this article some insights into Valencia and a series of Jazz Roots organized in the botanic garden.

Botanical Jazz or ¨Jazz Roots¨ is a journey through the fusion of jazz with other styles organized in collaboration with the musical group Sedajazz.

The roots of a tree are essential parts for its development: this way it absorbs the nutrients that make it grow and its appearance and vigour of its growth depends on them. Likewise, jazz digs its roots in different musical areas. The Jazz Roots cycle want to teach the listener in a didactic way, such as through jazz, in itself music with roots, fused with other styles to give rise to music with its own character.

On November 12th Tramuntana will play Valencian folk and jazz. Under the umbrella of Jazz, an infinit number of traditional music is hidden, one of them is the Mediterranean style jazz. A good example of a typical Valencian instrument is the esteemed dolçaina that characterizes the sound of the band Tramuntana that interprets jazz language issues. A musical Valencian fusion project that will perform on November 12th at the auditorium Joan Plaza del Botánico with as a special guest saxophonist Santandreu Jesus.

The Tramuntana band exists of:  Pasqual Salort - dolçaina, Jesus Santandreu - tenor sax, Oscar Cortes - Bass, Hector Valero - Keyboards & Piano, Patricio Sozzi - Battery.

Practical Information:The Cycle 2011 Jazz at the Botanical: Jazz d´arrels: Tramuntana  will be playing on Saturday November 12th 2011 at 19:30h JOAN Plaza AUDITORIUM

Tickets cost €3 and can be purchased at Available the Garden box office as from the October 29, from 10.00 till 19.00h

QUART, 80
46008 VALENCIA
Telephone: 96.315.68.00
Fax: 96.315.68.26
e-mail: cicbotanic@uv.es
Url: http://www.jardibotanic.org

Apart from the Jazz Roots concert, Valencia itself is a fascinating city, a blend of architectures from Moorish to Modern, and a vibrant atmosphere: a great place to spend some extra days. The commodity of a rental car will easily get you in and around the city. AurigaCrown Car Hire has an office at Valencia airport, so pick up upon arrival is very easy. Please check our website for more information and prices on rental cars.

Prevention at a century after Titanic

AurigaCrown Car Hire offers their clients ideas on different events and places to visit during their stay in Spain. In this article some insights into Granada and the Exposition ¨Prevention at a century after Titanic¨ held until April 28th 2012 in Granada´s Science Museum.

This year marks the first centenary after the launch of the Titanic, as well as the final date of the exposition, April 15th 2012, marks that of its sinking. The design, voyage and sinking of the ship are considered to be one of the casualties of mayor universal impact, and certainly the most in the maritime field.

This exposition about the Titanic at the Cultural Pavilion of Prevention, which will be held until April 28th 2012, also the date on which the World Day for Safety and Health at Work is being commemorated, aims to exalt those possible technical and human failures that concurred during the disaster, source of information for further corrections.

And that while risk prevention is proactive by definition, taking their measures to the fullest extent, paradoxically, the greatest advances are reactive because they occur after analyzing failures of all kinds that have produced accidents.

Visitors can take a tour verifying the parallelism between the circumstances surrounding the sinking of the ship and the corresponding provisions in the current Law on Occupational Health and Safety of our country.

It also features several workshops geared especially to a young audience in which they can experiment on certain aspects related to the ship: signs, materials, optics, and navigation.

A very interesting exposition, don´t miss it! Apart from the exposition, Granada has of course much more to offer, a lot of culture, beautiful nature etc. With your rental car, you have all options within easy reach. AurigaCrown has an office in Granada and all types of cars: from economic cars, family cars to 4x4s and luxury cars, AurigaCrown offers all options to provide you the car that suits you best. For more information on car rentals, fleet, offices and/or prices, please visit AurigaCrown´s website.

All Saints Day in Cadiz

AurigaCrown Car Hire offers their clients ideas on different events and places to visit during their stay in Spain. In this article some insights into Cadiz and All Saints Day, a large affair in Cadiz.

As everyone must know, November 1st is All Saints Day and despite the fact that Halloween gains more prominence each year, traditional celebrations are still taking place. On October 31st Cadiz fills with people for the Feast of the Markets with food stalls, good humour and satire.

The decorated market stalls line the city streets, often depicting current events and selling all manner of local food and wine. The vendors go disguised, dress up their products like creating puppets with their vegetables and fruits, etc. In this way each stall intents to represent a current issue or event in a satirical and humorous way. And they can join in the contest for adorned stalls of the city´s municipal markets. A jury will be awarding the top three places in each category: Meat, Fish, Fruits, Vegetables, and Miscellaneous.

Further, since a couple of years there are also conferences and festivals with lectures, audiovisual presentations, tastings, fun parades, flamenco performances, children´s activities, magic shows and more throughout the festival period.

As a true Andalusian celebration, traditional food will not be missing: of course with the local products of excellent quality. At All Saints Day, it is considered that the summer climate has ended which is celebrated with the presentation of seasonal ingredients as walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, cherries, figs, oranges, potatoes, sweet potatoes, custard apples, avocados, olives, but meats and fish are also present, plus a number of pastries and sweets. A variety of products of great quality.

Do not miss this Market festival in Cadiz. AurigaCrown Car Hire has an office in La Línea de la Concepción (Cádiz), book your car with us, we have several models at the best prices and enjoy this event and much more the province of Cadiz has to offer!

XII Wine & Denomination of Origin fair in Torremolinos

AurigaCrown Car Hire offers their clients ideas on different events and places to visit during their stay in Spain. Providing options for visits that are within easy reach with a rental car, nice routes, places to visit and from where to start. In this article some insights into Torremolinos and the popular wine and designation of origin fair.

The Wine & Denomination of Origin Fair in Torremolinos is one of the most anticipated encounters of the Costa del Sol, where professionals and wine lovers will find a range of possibilities to do business as well as to enjoy learning and tasting workshops. The event will take place at the Conference and Exhibition Centre in Torremolinos from November 12th to 14th 2011.

There will be an extensive programme of presentations by recognized professionals, Mediterranean Food Conferences, wine tasting trainings, exhibition and tasting of cocktails made with wine from Andalusia, contest and handing over of the Palacio Awards, a Special Audience Award, the Best Young Andalusian Sommelier Competition from the most prestigious hotel schools of Andalusia.

Details of the event:
Website: The Wine & Denomination of Origin Fair in Torremolinos
Venue: Conference and Exhibition Centre Torremolinos
Web Listing: Palacio de Congresos Torremolinos

Fees: General public: 3 euros including five tasting tickets. Professionals: free
Visitors: about 5,000

The wide world of wine will open its doors to professionals and amateurs in a conference where cuisine and sommeliers, regulatory boards, major wineries and denominations of origin will not be missing, both national and international, among others:

D.O. Málaga y Sierras de Málaga; D.O. Utiel-Requena D.O. Cava ;D.O. Ribera del Guadiana; Vinos de la Tierra Láujar-Alpujarra; D.O. Navarra; D.O. Valencia; D.O. La Mancha; D.O. Condado de Huelva; D.O. Ribera del Duero; D.O. Montilla-Moriles; D.O. Málaga, D.O. Rioja; D.O. Rueda; D.O. Priorato; D.O. Alicante;   D.O. Campo Borja; DD.O. Rias Baixas, Priorat, Penedés, Cigales; Jerez–Vinos Tierra de Cádiz;  D.O. Cariñena; D.O. Dehesa de Extremadura: D.O. Montsant, etc.

Apart from the fair related events, there is of course much more to see and enjoy. Torremolinos offers a vibrant and lively town with great beaches, entertainment, an aquatic park (Aqualand), a crocodile park, a golf course (Parador de Golf Torremolinos/Malaga) and is of course perfectly situated on the Costa del Sol to visit other attractive cities like Malaga, Marbella, Granada or Seville.

With your rental car, all sites are within easy reach. You can conveniently rent your car directly at Malaga airport or train station. For more information on car rentals, fleet, offices and/or prices, please visit AurigaCrown´s website.

2nd International Gay-Friendly Business and Tourism Fair in Torremolinos

AurigaCrown Car Hire offers their clients ideas on different events and places to visit during their stay in Spain. Providing options for visits that are within easy reach with a rental car, nice routes, places to visit and from where to start. In this article some insights into Torremolinos and the popular Expogay fair.

From Octobre 14th to 16th, The Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de la Costa del Sol in Torremolinos hosts the 2nd International Gay-Friendly Business and Tourism Fair: The largest concentration of gay-friendly businesses in one place, where professionals and clients will meet.

The main objective of the fair is to boost all the economic sectors in which this group is present. It is a display for the world of gay tourism, culture and society, which will present the new trends in all these fields. Gay-friendly companies will be able to promote themselves and establish business relations with other companies. There will be about 180 stands, and the organization expects over 10,000 visitors.

Among the exhibitors you can find tour operators, travel agencies, town councils, official tourist organisations, beauty, fashion and complements, hotels, spas, medical centres, transport companies, professional associations, rural tourism, insurance companies, pets, restaurants and events, amongst others. Specialists in business tourism, tourism experts and tourist guides, government employees of tourist organisations, tour operators, travel agencies and the general public will visit the fair. All in all, a unique opportunity to establish rounds of work, meetings and direct sales.

This fair hosts however not only an exhibition of companies targeting the gay community. During these days visitors can enjoy at the Palacio de Congresos in Torremolinos a wide range of events both for entertainment and knowledge.

Among the highlights is the 2nd Gay Film Festival where the nine best films of the moment - with national as well as international rewards - will be screened. The Film Festival has an exceptional jury as well as some prestigious guests.

Other events taking place during this weekend are the Spanish Championship Gay Dance, Singles Concentration, 1st World Congress in favour of gay marriage, and a large number of workshops and conferences.

Last but not least, there will be a Special Pride Night on October 15th, with the best electronic music and DJs of the moment.

You can find all the information, free tickets and tickets for the Special Pride Night Special on the Expogays website.

Apart from the fair related events, there is of course much more to see and enjoy. Torremolinos offers a vibrant and lively town with great beaches, entertainment, an aquatic park (Aqualand), a crocodile park, a golf course (Parador de Golf Torremolinos/Malaga) and is of course perfectly situated on the Costa del Sol to visit other attractive cities like Malaga, Marbella, Granada or Seville.

With your rental car, all sites are within easy reach. You can conveniently rent your car directly at Malaga airport or train station. For more information on car rentals, fleet, offices and/or prices, please visit AurigaCrown´s website.